Bicycle control device

Abstract

A bicycle control device is basically provided with a base member, a release member, a shift operating lever and a release pawl. The release member is pivotally mounted relative to the base member about a pivot axis. The shift operating lever is pivotally mounted relative to the base member. The release pawl is movably mounted on the shift operating lever such that the release pawl is movable from a rest position in a direction away from the pivot axis to a release operating position.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A bicycle control device comprising:
 a base member; 
 a wire takeup member movably mounted relative to the base member about a pivot axis; 
 a winding lever pivotally mounted relative to the base member to operate the wire takeup member in a first direction about the pivot axis to perform a wire pulling operation; 
 a release lever pivotally mounted relative to the base member to operate the wire takeup member in a second direction about the pivot axis to perform a wire releasing operation, the second direction being opposite the first direction, and the winding lever remaining stationary as the release lever operates the wire takeup member in the second direction such that there is relative movement between the winding lever and the release lever during the wire releasing operation; 
 a release member pivotally mounted relative to the base member about the pivot axis; and 
 a release pawl movably mounted on the release lever such that the release pawl is movable from a rest position in a direction away from the pivot axis to a release operating position in response to movement of the release lever, the release pawl being disengaged from the release member in the rest position and being engaged with the release member in the release operating position. 
 
     
     
       2. The bicycle control device according to  claim 1 , wherein the release pawl is pivotally mounted on the release lever. 
     
     
       3. The bicycle control device according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the wire takeup member is moved in the second direction in response to movement of the release lever from a first position to a second position, and the wire takeup member is at rest when the release lever is in the first position.